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Thu, 08 Feb 2018 22:50:49 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4StPaul.gov site launched!https://hoverboardstudios.com/announcements/stpaul-gov-site-launched/
https://hoverboardstudios.com/announcements/stpaul-gov-site-launched/#respondSat, 05 Dec 2015 01:23:34 +0000https://hoverboardstudios.com/?p=354Over the last four months, we partnered with the City of Saint Paul and the Office of Technology and Communications department to develop their new website. We worked with the […]

]]>Over the last four months, we partnered with the City of Saint Paul and the Office of Technology and Communications department to develop their new website. We worked with the team on content strategy, overhauling visuals, creating front-end responsive templates and building out a content management system.

The first thing the we needed to do was come up with a content strategy for such a large website. We were delighted to collaborate with Lindsay Dinkins and construct a plan to manage and restructure thousands of pages to integrate into the new platform.

Once the content was finalized, we partnered with engineers, project managers and team leaders to built out a responsive design with an intuitive user experience. The website was built in Drupal because of its flexibility to add more features and its ease of use.

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https://hoverboardstudios.com/links/article-roundup-11-06-2015/#respondFri, 06 Nov 2015 21:14:54 +0000https://hoverboardstudios.com/?p=350Sorry for the hiatus these last few weeks. Here are the links for this week (and a few from weeks past): DRY WordPress Theme Development […]

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https://hoverboardstudios.com/links/article-roundup-10-02-2015/#respondFri, 02 Oct 2015 18:11:28 +0000https://hoverboardstudios.com/?p=344“Every site looks the same” and iOS 9 out to the public. Enjoy! Coding for the Big Screen with the Apple TVOS SDK There isn’t […]

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https://hoverboardstudios.com/links/article-roundup-09-25-2015/#respondFri, 25 Sep 2015 18:22:37 +0000https://hoverboardstudios.com/?p=342Missed last week so we have lots of links this week. Including the drama with Peace App and Content Blockers. An Introduction to tvOS Development […]

#nailedit “Remember, this isn’t just about ads. Ads are emblematic of the root problem, but they’re not the actual root problem. If ads were the sole concern of content blockers, then the blockers (mostly) wouldn’t bother to block web fonts. It’s possible to use web fonts smartly and efficiently, but most sites don’t, so web fonts are a major culprit in slow mobile load times. The same is true for Javascript, whether it’s served by an ad network, an analytics engine, or some other source. So they’re both targeted by blockers—not for enabling ads, but for disabling the web.”

Spit View in iOS 9 is yet another reason why responsive wins. Here is a real use case for resizing windows. Maybe $(window.resize()) might be something to consider now if you are changing the DOM based on screen width.

“I don’t. It’s impossible to keep up with everything new that’s coming out. Your goal should be only to be aware of things at a high-level until you need them. Skim over headlines or links shared by people on Twitter so you’re aware of what’s going on, but don’t waste time trying to master everything. Wait until you need it.” This is my approach too.

“iPhones are great, I just think Apple’s browser policy is awful and they don’t prioritise the web.” I’m not sure that’s entirely true. I think they prioritize Safari performance and a major side affect of that is not quickly adopting cutting edge web technologies. His point still stands though: you are missing out on innovation if you are on iOS.

We are using srcset on our existing project. We didn’t realize how poor the browser support still is, iOS/OS X being the biggest culprits. That being said, in a few weeks both OS’s will be reved and will fully support srcset. <picture>? That’s a whole ‘nother story.

“With Content Blocking turned on, the page loaded in two seconds instead of eleven. Once loaded, network activity ceased, which means less strain on the battery.” Holy shit! Something’s going to have to give to speed sites up; more responsible ad networks/scripts (doubtful) or just block the junk.